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Birds of Celebes: Psittacidae. 
Prioniturus platurus (1) Wagl., Mon. Psitt. 1832, 523; (2) Wall., Pois 1860, 141; (3) Wald., 
Tr. Z. S. 1872, Vni, 32; (4) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Oiv. Gen. 1875, Vll, 645; (5) 
Briiggem., Abb. Ver. Bremen 1876, Y, 39; (6) Lenz, J. f. 0. 1877, 302; (7) Meyer, 
Bns 1879, 49, 145; (8) Rchnw., J. f. O. 1881, 255 (Consp. Psitt. 1881, 143); (IX) id., 
Vogclbild. 1878—83, t. XXVIl, f. 5; Meyer, Isis 1884, 6; fW; id., Yogelskcl. 1884, 
t. LXVU; (11) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 543; (12) W. Bias., Ztschr. ges. Orn. 1885, 
212—219, figs.; (13) Platen, Gefied. Welt 1887, 219, 231; (14) W. Bias., Ornis 
1888, 559; (15) Salvad., Cat. B. XX, 1891, 415; (16) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 
1895 Xr. 8, p. 5; (17) iid., ib. Xr. 9, p. 2; (18) iid., ib. 1896 Xr. 2, p. 8; (19) Grant, 
Ibis 1895, 466; (20) Hartert, Xov. Zool. 1896, 160. 
c. Psittacus spatuliger, mas. (I) Bourjot, PeiT. 1837—38, pi. 53. 
cl. Prioniturua wallacei Gld., MS.; (1) Gray, List Psitt. B. M. 1859, 18; (2) Schl., Dierent. 
1864, 70. 
e. Prioniturus setarius (1) Sclat., P. Z. S. 1860, 223, 226; (II) Gld., B. Asia, VI, pi. 12 
(1862); (3) Wall., P. Z. S. 1864, 284, 293. 
f. Eclectus platurus (1) Scbl, Mus. P.-B. Psitt. 1864, 45; (2) id., Rev. Psitt. 1874, 22. 
g. Pionias platurus ('ij Finscb, Papag. 1868, 11, 395. 
•‘Kring-kring”, Minabassa, Rosenb. g 1. 
“Ui-ili”, Gorontalo, Rosenb. g 1. 
“Kulli-kuUi” or ‘-Kelik-kelik’’ (Xat. Coll.), Minabassa, Meyer 7. 
“Cacatua birottr, Malay name, X. Celebes, Meyer 7, Guillem. 11. 
“Bawan buzar”, Tjamba, S. Celebes, Platen 12. 
•‘Kelean”, Tonkean, E. Celebes, Xat. Coll. 
•‘Tulik”, Peling and Banggai, Xat. Coll. 
“Urili”, Talaut Islands, Xat. Coll. 
•‘Kulili”, Siao, Xat. Coll. 
For further synonymy and references see Salvador! 15. 
Figures and descriptions. Gould e 2; Teinminck b I; Bourjot c I; Reicbenow 7X; 
Meyer X (skeleton); Sclater e 1; Einscb g 1; Salvador! 4, 15-, Briiggemann 5; 
W. Blasius 12. 
Adult male. Head, neck and under surface yellowisb parrot-green, tbe yellow predominant 
on tbe imder tail-coverts; on crown a spot of pej^py-red; occiput lilac; feathers 
of lower neck above intei-scapular region tipped with deep orange, forming a collar; 
wing-coverts grej-ish pea-green, the lesser series lilac; rest of upper surface 
dull parrot-green, almost grey-green on mantle and scapulars, tertiaries margined 
with yellow, lower back touched up with lilac; tail-feathers except the 2 middle 
ones dark blue for tbe terminal 2,5 cm; tbe two middle tail-feathers green, 
the shafts produced naked for 40—55 mm beyond tbe rest of tbe tail, but having 
both webs left at the tip, forming a small pear-shaped spatule dark blue, green 
towards its base; quills and tail below verditer blue, changing to beryl-green 
accorduig to the light, the former black near the shafts , which are themselves black 
(Minabassa — Xr. 1942). Iris dark brown; feet greyish blue, claws grey; bill bluish 
grey or whitish (X. Celebes — Meyer 7): .iris brown; cere black; bill horn-grey 
black; feet lead-grey (Tjamba — Platen 12). 
Adult female. Above entirely dark parrot-green; below yellow-green, inclining to oi'ange 
on the tips of the under tail-coverts ; tail as in the male, but the bare shafts (21 mm) 
of the rackets shorter (Xr. 3983). 
Young male (of 2“^ year ?). Wants the red spot on the crown, the yellow-green of the hind- 
neck and orange collar of the adult male; the two middle tail-feathers only about 
